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MCQ: 66 (+3 / -1)
TITA: 122 (0 Negative Penalty)

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  • 1Misreading axes or units (e.g., Millions vs Crores, Tonnes vs Thousand Tonnes).
  • 2Performing unnecessarily precise arithmetic when options are spread wide apart; use approximation.

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ThinkCAT Practice SetDILRData Interpretation • GridsHard
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~162 words
The nine integers 1 to 9 are written in a 3 × 3 grid, one per cell, so each integer is used exactly once. Rows are numbered 1 (top) to 3 (bottom) and columns 1 (left) to 3 (right). The following conditions hold:
1
The sums of the numbers in Row 1, Row 2 and Row 3 are 18, 15 and 12 respectively.
2
The sums of the numbers in Column 1, Column 2 and Column 3 are 13, 13 and 19 respectively.
3
No number in Row 3 is greater than 5.
4
The centre cell (Row 2, Column 2) holds an even number.
Two cells "share a side" if they are next to each other in the same row or the same column. Cells that touch only at a corner do not share a side. The "four corner cells" are the cells at (Row 1, Column 1), (Row 1, Column 3), (Row 3, Column 1) and (Row 3, Column 3).
What is the number in the bottom-right cell (Row 3, Column 3)?
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ThinkCAT Practice SetDILRData Interpretation • GridsModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~195 words
The nine whole numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are placed in a 3 × 3 grid, one number in each cell, and each number is used exactly once. The rows are numbered Row 1 (top), Row 2 (middle) and Row 3 (bottom). The columns are numbered Column 1 (left), Column 2 (middle) and Column 3 (right). The "corner cells" are the four cells at the corners of the grid. The "centre cell" is the cell in Row 2, Column 2.
The following facts are known:
1
Every cell that shares a side with the centre cell contains an even number.
2
The number in the centre cell is equal to the average (arithmetic mean) of the four numbers in the corner cells.
3
The numbers in Column 1 add up to 14, and the numbers in Column 3 add up to 18.
4
The three numbers on the diagonal from the top-left corner to the bottom-right corner add up to 21.
5
The number in Row 3, Column 2 is greater than the number in Row 1, Column 2.
6
The numbers in Row 1 add up to 14.
Which number is in the bottom-left corner of the grid (Row 3, Column 1)?
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This repository contains 188 curated CAT Data Interpretation practice questions organized by subtopic and difficulty (Easy, Moderate, Hard).

What is the historical weightage of Data Interpretation in the CAT exam?

1 to 2 Caselets in DILR (5–10 Questions, ~30–40% of DILR weightage). Excelling in Data Interpretation is critical for securing a 99.0+ percentile.

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Yes! You can explore verified official past year questions for this section in our dedicated CAT Data Interpretation Previous Year Questions (2017–2025) archive.

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